Batch production and controls automation resources

The World Batch Forum provides ideas and information that can make batch processing operations more profitable and more reliable. The forum integrates a variety of disciplines for a common focused purpose. Keeping up to date on evolving industry standards, regulations, products, services and technologies is the reason for the forum.

The WBF annual conference is open to all interested participants and is an opportunity to learn about the practical experiences of other professionals without repeating their mistakes. Proceedings of the annual conference are available for a fee.

• A periodic electronic bulletin for updates, activities and news in the industry
• WBF List Server for discussions
• Easy access to experienced professionals in batch process manufacturing
• Technical papers written by other members
• Industrial studies and benchmarks
• Assessment of the impact of industry standards and regulations
• A distribution service for delivery of information to members
• Training courses
• Annual North American Conference
• Annual European Conference
• Sponsor exhibits at both annual conferences
• Working Groups
• Web casts and regional sessions

BatchControl.com addresses batch design and control with a humorous tone, exploring S88 and S95. Its current focus is to provide education and empowerment by providing an S88.01 tutorial, an introduction to S95 and strategies for selling a more formal batch control methodology to management (or to customers). The site provides many links to relevant articles and other batch control themed sites and even offers a free PalmOS S88 reference.

Provides a comprehensive menu of links to S88 batch control information and resources worldwide. 

The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society is a 33,000-member global nonprofit and educational organization connecting people and ideas in automation. The Society fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture and use of sensors, instruments, computers and systems for automation in a wide variety of applications. ISA developed and publishes the S88 and S95 batch control standards.

In addition to hosting the largest conferences and exhibitions for automation in the Western Hemisphere, ISA is a leading technical training organization and a publisher of books, magazines and standards. ISA also serves the professional development and certification needs of industry professionals and practitioners with its Certified Automation Professional (CAP), Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®) and Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanics (CIMM) programs; and the Control Systems Engineers (CSE) license.